You are viewing an archived version of the site which is no longer maintained.
Go to the current live site or the Adventure Gamers forums
Adventure Gamers

Home Adventure Forums Gaming Adventure 11 adventures in Amazon's Top 100!


 
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 11-19-2006, 04:24 PM   #1
Senior Member
 
Nautilus's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Posts: 239
Send a message via ICQ to Nautilus
Default 11 adventures in Amazon's Top 100!

That's good news, again!
Eleven adventures listed in Amazon's Top 100 Sellers!

5. Nancy Drew: The Creature of Kapu Cave
31. Agatha Christie : Murder on the Orient Express
35. Nancy Drew: Danger by Design
59. Nancy Drew - The Secret of Shadow Ranch
67. The Secret Files: Tunguska
77. Myst V: End of Ages
79. Myst IV: Revelation (DVD-ROM)
90. Myst 10th Anniversary DVD Edition
91. Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon
92. Nancy Drew: Danger on Deception Island
99. King's Quest Compilation

Amazon Top Sellers: PC Games
Nautilus is offline  
Old 11-19-2006, 04:59 PM   #2
Senior Member
 
MartyMcFly's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 240
Default

Excellent news
MartyMcFly is offline  
Old 11-19-2006, 07:51 PM   #3
gaybrush threepwoody
 
eriq's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 1,567
Send a message via AIM to eriq Send a message via Yahoo to eriq
Default

It's amazing how popular the Nancy Drew series is. Her Interactive should be really proud. They're really a wonderful company. I've always wanted them to expand their line to include some new and original adventure titles.
eriq is offline  
Old 11-19-2006, 08:23 PM   #4
QFG
Senior Member
 
QFG's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Damascus, MD
Posts: 515
Default

You're right about the Nancy Drew - my sister loves them - it's really encouraging for the genre.
QFG is offline  
Old 11-19-2006, 11:15 PM   #5
Lost monkey
 
Jobabob's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: UK
Posts: 127
Default

The greatest thing about the series is innocents asking shopkeeps for Hardy Drew and the Nancy Boys
Jobabob is offline  
Old 11-21-2006, 01:01 PM   #6
Gombeto
 
GombeTo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Bulgaria
Posts: 101
Default

Ummm... Nancy Drew?
GombeTo is offline  
Old 11-21-2006, 06:23 PM   #7
QFG
Senior Member
 
QFG's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Damascus, MD
Posts: 515
Default

What...?
QFG is offline  
Old 11-21-2006, 06:33 PM   #8
Super Moderator
 
Melanie68's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Ohio
Posts: 8,907
Default

Nancy Drew is an incredibly popular series. I don't find it terribly surprising. Especially when I go to EBGames or GameStop you often find copies of the more recent Nancy Drew games whereas other PC Adventures are often lacking (although I've seen some).

I just went to EB Games on the 20th to see if they had the new Agatha Christie. The clerk looked it up and saw it was supposed to be released on the 21st and said I should preorder but when he tried entering it in the computer - it was too late to do that. He told me with 'obscure' games like that, I need to preorder as soon as I hear of the game to make sure it gets shipped to them. I have other avenues to get the game, I just thought I would see if it was there.
Melanie68 is offline  
Old 11-21-2006, 06:46 PM   #9
Codger
 
rtrooney's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 1,080
Default

What surprises me more is what is not on the list.

Scratches
Still Life
Paradise (Although I think it was a horrible game)
__________________
For whom the games toll...
They toll for thee
rtrooney is offline  
Old 11-21-2006, 06:54 PM   #10
Jack Bauer loves you
 
artwking4's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,524
Send a message via AIM to artwking4
Default

This is a list of the recent top sellers, not the all-time best-selling PC games. I think that this list means very little regarding the popularity of adventure games overall.
__________________
An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life. -- Robert A. Heinlein
artwking4 is offline  
Old 11-21-2006, 08:05 PM   #11
Senior Member
 
Nautilus's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Posts: 239
Send a message via ICQ to Nautilus
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Melanie68 View Post
Nancy Drew is an incredibly popular series. I don't find it terribly surprising. Especially when I go to EBGames or GameStop you often find copies of the more recent Nancy Drew games whereas other PC Adventures are often lacking (although I've seen some).
I've never played a Nancy Drew game, but I think that it fits very well in the "smart girl gamer" niche.
Nautilus is offline  
Old 11-21-2006, 08:15 PM   #12
Senior Member
 
Nautilus's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Posts: 239
Send a message via ICQ to Nautilus
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by artwking4 View Post
This is a list of the recent top sellers, not the all-time best-selling PC games. I think that this list means very little regarding the popularity of adventure games overall.
There are at least 4 adventures every week in Amazon top list.

That's not a surprise. According to ESA:
BEST-SELLING COMPUTER GAME SUPER GENRES BY UNITS SOLD, 2005
Adventure: 5.8%

ESSENTIAL FACTS ABOUT THE COMPUTER AND VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY
http://www.theesa.com/archives/files...cts%202006.pdf
Nautilus is offline  
Old 11-21-2006, 08:17 PM   #13
Senior Member
 
Nautilus's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Posts: 239
Send a message via ICQ to Nautilus
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by rtrooney View Post
What surprises me more is what is not on the list.
Scratches, Still Life, Paradise (Although I think it was a horrible game)
Paradise was in April 2006's top list:
7. Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
27. The Longest Journey
70. Paradise
71. Myst IV: Revelation

http://forums.adventuregamers.com/sh...ad.php?t=14558
Nautilus is offline  
Old 11-21-2006, 09:59 PM   #14
Jack Bauer loves you
 
artwking4's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,524
Send a message via AIM to artwking4
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nautilus View Post
There are at least 4 adventures every week in Amazon top list.

That's not a surprise. According to ESA:
BEST-SELLING COMPUTER GAME SUPER GENRES BY UNITS SOLD, 2005
Adventure: 5.8%
Having four in the top one hundred consistently still doesn't mean much in terms of popularity. It's not like there are thousands of entirely different genres out there to to compete against and "adventure" is good enough to snag a whopping 5% of that coveted piece of the sales pie. Now, if those four were in the top ten or twenty on a consistent basis, then I'd agree that adventure games (as we define them) are gaining some serious notoriety. But out of a hundred, and probably mostly toward the bottom? Nah, I kind of doubt it. They're doing just "okay" for now, if that.
__________________
An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life. -- Robert A. Heinlein
artwking4 is offline  
Old 11-22-2006, 01:25 AM   #15
LA-S-LE
 
Ariel Type's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Snow Country
Posts: 549
Default

Nancy Drew, Myst, Nancy Drew, Myst.. Where are the good news?
Ariel Type is offline  
Old 11-22-2006, 05:04 AM   #16
Gombeto
 
GombeTo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Bulgaria
Posts: 101
Default

I wonder that, too
GombeTo is offline  
 



Thread Tools

 


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.